Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has put the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on notice over Team Anna's demand for a strong Lokpal. In an interview to Headlines Today executive editor Rahul Kanwal, the activist-star said he has written to the prime minister and the Lok Sabha member from h

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has put the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on notice over Team Anna's demand for a strong Lokpal. In an interview to Headlines Today executive editor Rahul Kanwal, the activist-star said he has written to the prime minister and the Lok Sabha member from his constituency in Mumbai urging them to pass a strong Lokpal Bill, as demanded by anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare and his team.

Aamir denied himself being an activist and insisted that he was just an entertainer who was concerned about his country.

Asked about the general belief that he becomes an activist for short-term for publicity, Aamir said, "I don't see myself as an activist. An activist is somebody who takes up a cause or an issue and is 24x7 involved with that. Lives and breathes that. I don't. I am an entertainer. I am involved with films. But as a citizen of this country I feel that when I see someone working on a cause and if that thing makes sense to me, I would like to lend my voice of support. It's a small gesture of support I am offering."

"When Anna Hazare, he is fighting for a strong Lokpal Bill, a strong law against corruption, I think I would like to add my voice. India should have a strong law against corruption and with that in mind thereafter I also wrote to the prime minister. I have also written to my own MP... and these are the two people I would like to reach out to, who I feel, I can reach out to as an Indian," he said.

"I am waiting to see what law our government comes out with and what Parliament passes as a law. We should wait for them to pass the bill. We should not jump the gun. Let's wait till the law comes out and then if we are not happy with that law then I have already written to my MP I may not decide to vote for him the next time... This is what democracy is and this is how democracy should function. The people who we have selected to make laws are the ones who we should look up to make laws and we have conveyed to them in no uncertain terms in the last so many months," Aamir said.

Asked if he would like to accept membership to the Rajya Sabha if it was offered to him like many other actors, Aamir said, "I very much doubt that. Not that an offer has been made to me or not that an offer ought to be made to me. But I very much doubt that. Because I don't think I am appropriate for that."

Nostalgia behind timing of Satyamev JayteTalking about his upcoming TV chat show Satyamev Jayte, Aamir said it was very close to his heart and that he had been working on it for about two years.

"I had never thought of doing TV and then these offers came over a period of time. None of them really interested me so I turned them down," Aamir said talking about his TV debut.

"This programme (Satyamev Jayte), in my opinion, has a lot of drama. It does have a lot of emotions. It also has music... It's not an out-and-out kind of entertaining show... I believe the show is engaging and entertaining but not in the same way that we usually understand entertainment to be," he said.

Aamir said he stopped endorsing any product or brand on the way to his TV show. He said all his endorsement contracts ended on March 31, this year as he did not want them to come his programme's way, which he said was an emotional decision.

Explaining the odd timing of the show- 11 am on Sundays- despite most of the good TV programmes being slotted for prime time in the evenings, Aamir said it was an impulsive decision. He said there was no logic as such but he also did not want to disturb people by seeking them to give up their favourite TV serials or shows. At the same time there was some nostalgia involved in the decision as it was the time when some great TV shows like Ramayan and Mahabharat were aired several years ago.

Why Dhoom 3?After staying away from pure entertainment film for so many years why did Aamir opt to work in Dhoom 3, which like its previous two editions is likely to be a package of drama, action and music?

"I would like to do all kind of films and I like to surprise my audience. I don't want them to be able to predict what I am going to do next. Gajini was an out-and-out entertainer, just before 3 Idiots. And 3 Idiots itself was, while saying some very important things to us, was in the form an entertainer. It was very entertaining and there was a lot of humour in it," Aamir argued.

"I believe entertainment is very important part of our lives. We can touch a lot of people through making them laugh, through making them cry, through making them feel... Actually maximum contribution I can make towards society as an entertainer is by making you feel," Aamir said.

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